"Willy Wonka" Star Denise Nickerson withdrew her support from life as her family says goodbye

The former child star Denise Nickerson, who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 classic film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," was removed from her survival system after a major medical emergency.

Nickerson's family announced Wednesday morning that she had chosen to stop treatment after the actress, aged 62, had an epileptic seizure and that her condition continues to degrade.

"They just removed all the material. None of this helped, but did not make it more uncomfortable, "Nickerson's son, Josh, wrote on a public Facebook page, informing fans of his health. "We tell him it's good to let go."

Nickerson, who, according to the family, suffered a "severe stroke", was led Monday to the emergency room, and then to the intensive care unit (ICU), where she received a diagnosis of pneumonia. The "massive seizure" occurred the next day.

"They increased their oxygen," wrote his family. "She is under a DNR order so that they do not put her under a fan or a food probe."

Since then, the actress is in a "state of coma" and continues to experience epileptic seizures.

"We do not know how long she has. It could be minutes. It could be hours. But anyway, she's already gone. We are sitting here with her, we are just trying to keep her comfortable and let her know that everything is fine. "

The family has now launched a GoFundMe campaign to fund Nickerson's last vows, with the actress having stated that she wanted her remains to be turned into glass artwork after cremation.

Nickerson, who landed her epic role while she was only 13, left Hollywood in 1978 to become a nurse.

But she still keeps good memories of her time with the Wonka family, getting together with her co-stars for a sweet meeting in 2015 to remember the good old days.

She also paid tribute to comedian legend and comedian Gene Wilder when he passed away in 2016.

Nickerson also appeared in the television series "Dark Shadows", "The Electric Company" and in an episode of "The Brady Bunch".